# The Celebrity Death Pool 2007

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** death-pool\
**Created:** [December 2, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620 "2006-12-02T22:07:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 62

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1221 "2007-10-19T18:14:23Z")

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[QUOTE=a35362]  
Okay, how do I know the 18 people who picked “Michael Jackson” didn’t mean this guy?  
[/QUOTE]

I actually meant the [talk show host](http://www.radiohof.org/newstalk/michaeljackson.html). But if the Boy Hunter kicks it, I’ll deny I ever said that.

😃

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1222 "2007-10-19T18:41:03Z")

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[Admiral William Crowe](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071019/pl_nm/crowe_dc_1), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and IIRC one-time guest on _Cheers_, dead at 82.

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**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1223 "2007-10-19T19:25:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]  
That has to be some kinda record.  
[/QUOTE]  
That hasn’t happened since I picked Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines in the same year!

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1224 "2007-10-20T16:21:53Z")

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Reggae singer [Lucky Dube](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Dube) shot to death at age 43

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1225 "2007-10-21T16:53:47Z")

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> MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Max McGee, the unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl and a long-time challenge for Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, died Saturday after falling from the roof of his home, police confirmed. He was 75.

Source: [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/21/obit.mcgee.ap/index.html?cnn=yes](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/21/obit.mcgee.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1226 "2007-10-23T15:09:44Z")

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Anyone have [Robert Goulet](http://alaskareport.com/upi/z48184_goulet.htm)?

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**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1227 "2007-10-23T15:55:27Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
Anyone have [Robert Goulet](http://alaskareport.com/upi/z48184_goulet.htm)?  
[/QUOTE]

Oh, that sucks. He was one of my earliest crushes, back when I was four or five years old and obsessed with the _Camelot_ album.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1228 "2007-10-23T16:07:51Z")

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I was ten when I thought the TV show _Blue Light_ was cool. ☹

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1229 "2007-10-23T16:45:32Z")

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Serves him right for messing with my stuff when I fall asleep.

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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1230 "2007-10-23T19:57:23Z")

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First, an update:

I missed this one back in March. **Oakminster** has a unique pick of Ernie Ladd and gains 32 points.

**Shirley Ujest** has a unique pick with Kelly Jo Dowd and 58 points. Not too shabby.

**Boyo Jim** has a unique pick with Ruth Bell Graham and 13 points.

**Saitou** and  
**Terminus Est** picked Kurt Waldheim for 12 points each.

**amarinth  
Blalron  
cbawlmer  
Diceman  
Enfant Terrible  
EuroMDguy  
Idle Thoughts  
if6was9  
KayElCee  
Kid\_A  
Kikas  
LoganDear  
Lsura  
LVgeogeek  
Mahaloth  
Mona Lott  
moonstarssun  
Paul in Saudi  
phungi  
Rico  
sneezy5660  
Southpaw  
swampbear  
Tazmanian Devil  
thingnumberone** and  
**wolf\_meister** earn 6 points each for Lady Bird Johnson.

**Cazzle**  
**Rachm Qoch** and  
**Zog\_10** get 40 points each for Stan Zemanek.

**qwest** has a unique pick with John Ferguson and gets 32 points.

**amarinth  
amarone  
Andrew 21  
BiblioCat  
bowler girl  
Boyo Jim  
cadolphin  
Captain Lance Murdoch  
Carm6773  
cbawlmer  
clipper  
CowPatty  
DeVena  
Diceman  
Earthman  
8675309  
Eleanor of Aquitaine  
Happy Lendervedder  
IrreverentTone  
Jahdra  
Jeep’s Phoenix  
KayElCee  
Kikas  
Lathe of Heaven  
LoganDear  
LVgeogeek  
Mehitabel  
Mona Lott  
Ms Macphisto  
NurseCarmen  
Nutty Bunny  
Only Mostly Dead  
Paul in Saudi  
El Perro Fumando  
psychobunny  
qwest  
Rachm Qoch  
Ragiel  
SandyHook  
Sean Factotum  
sneezy5660  
SpoilerVirgin  
Sublight  
tarragon918  
thingnumberone  
Thunder  
twickster  
VenusProbe  
VunderBob  
WVmom** and  
**Zog\_10** form the Tammy Faye Messner Club, with a tidy 35 points each.

**Andrew 21  
cadolphin  
CowPatty** and  
**Jali** picked Tom Snyder, worth 29 points each.

**SSG Schwartz** and  
**zelie zelerton** both picked Ingmar Bergman for 11 points each.

**Freddy the Pig  
jsc1953  
Rico** and  
**zoog** picked Bill Walsh for a respectable 25 points each.

Clever **NurseCarmen** has a unique pick with Tommy Makem and 26 points.

**Happy Lendervedder** also has a unique pick with Leona Helmsley and 13 points.

**Andrew 21** also also has a unique pick with Hilly Kristal and 25 points.

**Captain Lance Murdoch  
qwest** and  
**Sublight** all picked Jane Tomlinson and get a whacking 57 points each.

**Dung Beetle  
ErinPuff  
IrreverentTone  
Mahaloth  
qwest  
Ragiel  
Santos L Halper  
tarragon918  
VunderBob** and  
**WVmom** all picked Luciano Pavarotti for 29 points each.

**DMark  
gwendee  
Lsura** and  
**Southpaw** picked Jane Wyman for 7 points each.

**Blalron  
Draelin  
kurilla** and  
**Quartz** picked Robert Jordan for a hefty 42 points each.

**gaucho** and  
**Long Time First Time** quietly picked Marcel Marceau for 16 points each.

and finally

**Ferd Burfel  
5 time champ  
Sternvogel  
tarragon918** and  
**yellowval** picked Joey Bishop for 11 points each.

Updated scoreboard to follow…

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1231 "2007-10-23T19:59:58Z")

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Something tells me my 5th-place position is toast.

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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1232 "2007-10-23T20:57:28Z")

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Okay, big surprise: Mister Smartypants McBrainiac **Rachm Qoch** is still in the lead with **283** points. He also leads with **seven** dead celebrities.

However, clever and industrious **Zog\_10** is not that far behind with **254** points. Wooooooo!

**qwest** is in third place with **214** points.

**amarone** is in fourth with **187** points.

**CowPatty** rounds out the top five with **175** points.

**Andrew 21** has **167** points.

**tarragon918** has **136** points.

Former champion **Captain Lance Murdoch** has **121** points.

**Sublight** has **118** points.

In tenth place is **VunderBob** with **117** points.

**Blalron** has 109 points.

**KayElCee** has 102 points.

**clipper** and  
**NurseCarmen** have 96 points each.

**Ragiel** has 91 points.

**Hal Briston** has 89 points.

**Sean Factotum** and  
**Sternvogel** have 83 points each.

**bowler girl** has 70 points.

**Little Nemo** has 69 points.

**LoganDear** has 65 points.

**cadolphin**  
**IrreverentTone** and  
**WVmom** have 64 points each.

**gonzomax** has 62 points.

**DrrntBreign** and  
**Kuizelemartz** have 61 points each.

**Paul in Saudi** has 60 points.

**Lathe of Heaven**  
**SandyHook** and  
**twickster** have 59 points each.

**Shirley Ujest** has 58 points.

**Eleanor of Aquitaine** and  
**5 time champ** have 54 points each.

**42fish** and  
**The Vorlon** have 53 points each.

**cbawlmer** and  
**Ms Macphisto** have 51 points each.

**zoog** has 49 points.

**Boyo Jim** and  
**Happy Lendervedder** have 48 points each.

**labtrash** has 43 points.

**Draelin  
kurilla** and  
**Quartz** have 42 points each.

**amarinth  
Diceman  
if6was9  
Kikas  
LVgeogeek  
Mona Lott  
sneezy5660** and  
**thingnumberone** have 41 points each.

**Cazzle** and  
**drewbert** have 40 points each.

**BiblioCat  
Carm6773  
DeVena  
Earthman  
8675309  
Jahdra  
Jeep’s Phoenix  
Mahaloth  
Mehitabel  
Nutty Bunny  
Only Mostly Dead  
El Perro Fumando  
psychobunny  
SpoilerVirgin  
Squonk  
Stinkum  
Thunder** and  
**VenusProbe** have 35 points each.

**Oakminster** has 32 points.

**Rico** and  
**Superbia-acedia** have 31 points each.

**Dung Beetle  
ErinPuff  
Horseflesh  
jali** and  
**Santos L Halper** have 29 points each.

**alanak  
Grits and Hard Toast  
melondeca** and  
**Tinkertoy** have 27 points each.

**Fear Itself  
Loach** and  
**yellowval** have 26 points each.

**Freddy the Pig** and  
**jsc1953** have 25 points each.

**TheLoadedDog** has 24 points each.

**Diogenes the Cynic  
gaucho** and  
**Long Time First Time** have 16 points each.

**Borborygmi** has 15 points each.

**Lsura** and  
**Southpaw** have 13 points each.

**Rodd Hill  
Saitou** and  
**Terminus Est** have 12 points each.

**anyrose  
Ferd Burfel  
SSG Schwartz** and  
**zelie zelerton** have 11 points each.

**DMark** and  
**gwendee** have 7 points each.

And finally

**Enfant Terrible  
EuroMDguy  
Idle Thoughts  
Kid\_A  
moonstarssun  
phungi  
swampbear  
Tazmanian Devil** and  
**wolf\_meister** have 6 points each.

And nobody picked Frankie Abernathy, Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, Jeffrey Carter Albrecht, Michelangelo Antonioni, Brooke Astor, Chauncey Bailey, Raymond Barre, Robin Beard, Rod Beck, Chris Benoit, Gay Brewer, Teresa Brewer, Daniel Brewster, Robert W. Bussard, Liz Claiborne, Donald D. Clancy, John Compton, Mike Coolbaugh, William Crowe, Jo Ann Davis, Michael Deaver, Lucky Dube, Jennifer Dunn, Vilma Espin, James Faust, Hal Fishman, John James Flynt, Jr., Alice Ghostley, Paul Gillmor, Ian Gilmour, Robert Goulet, Eddie Griffin, Merv Griffin, Lucky Grills, George Grizzard, Will Bill Hagy, J.B. “Bud” Handelsman, Lee Hazlewood, Don Herbert, Terry Hoeppner, Rex Humbard, William L. Hungate, Michael Jackson, Richard Jewell, D. James Kennedy, Deborah Kerr, Laszlo Kovacs, Charles Lane, Madeleine L’Engle, Doug Marlette, Sherri Martel, Lois Maxwell, Max McGee, Colin McRae, Hank Medress, Pierre Messmer, Yone Minagawa, “Honest Ed” Mirvish, Big Moe, Al Oerter, Bill Pinkney, Antonio Puerta, Calvin Rampton, Boots Randolph, Phil Rizzuto, Max Roach, Bill Robinson, Anita Roddick, Fred Saberhagen, Michel Serrault, Melville Shavelson, Joel Siegel, Beverly Sills, Brett Somers, Larry Staverman, Seth Tobias, Miyoshi Umeki, Butch van Breda Kolff, Charles Vanik, Tony Wilson, Soe Win, Bill Wirtz, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Joe Zawinul, or Marvin Zindler.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1233 "2007-10-23T21:17:21Z")

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Has anyone seen **Rachm Qoch** and the Grim Reaper at the same time? No? I’ll tell you why – because they are one and the same!

We need a new rule for next year. The Grim Reaper is not eligible to play.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1234 "2007-10-23T21:18:01Z")

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[Peg Bracken](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/arts/23bracken.html?em&ex=1193284800&en=6ace92896b904a81&ei=5087%0A) died, but no one had her.

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**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1235 "2007-10-23T22:47:23Z")

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Thanks **a35362**!

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1236 "2007-10-24T00:14:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Hal Briston]  
Serves him right for messing with my stuff when I fall asleep.  
[/QUOTE]

and when may I expect my replacement keyboard?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1237 "2007-10-24T00:17:16Z")

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[QUOTE=anyrose]  
and when may I expect my replacement keyboard?  
[/QUOTE]

You signed a waiver when you joined the 'Dope.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1238 "2007-10-24T00:44:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas]  
Anyone have [Robert Goulet](http://alaskareport.com/upi/z48184_goulet.htm)?  
[/QUOTE]

[a little premature, no?](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jRxjCYbGjbQvviBKeV3mTnLFX3uA)

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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1239 "2007-10-24T01:50:33Z")

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Oh, I forgot I had Pavarotti on my list. My first Death Pool points ever!

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1240 "2007-10-24T01:54:12Z")

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[QUOTE=anyrose]  
[a little premature, no?](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jRxjCYbGjbQvviBKeV3mTnLFX3uA)  
[/QUOTE]

Oh, Bob, please hang on just another 3 months til I can add you to my list!

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